Makih Franklin, a 20-year-old Black man from Overland Park, was shot to death the night of November 20, 2025, in Kansas City, Kansas. Officers were sent just after 8:30 p.m. to the 400 block of Greeley Avenue after reports of a shooting. First responders found Franklin outside a residence with an apparent gunshot wound; he was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital and later died of his injuries.

The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department’s Major Case Unit classified the death as a homicide and listed it as the city’s 22nd homicide of 2025. Investigators said a person of interest was being sought and that a suspect was believed to have fled the area, but no description, motive, arrests, or named suspects had been released several days after the shooting. Authorities urged anyone with information to contact the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline; tips can be given anonymously and may qualify for a cash reward.

Does anyone in the community have information about Franklin, the shooting on Greeley Avenue, or anyone who may have left the scene that night?